Ingredients:
� 1   stick butter 
� 3   eggs 
� 3/4 cups milk 
� 1   tablespoon grated orange zest 
� 1/4 cup fresh orange juice 
� 2   tablespoons sugar 
� 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 
� 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 
� 8 slices of French Bread, about 1 inch thick 
� powdered sugar for dusting 
� bananas foster (below) 

Method:
� In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, orange zest, orange juice, sugar,
  cinnamon, and vanilla, to dissolve the sugar.
� In a nonstick saut� pan, heat 2 tablespoons of butter. Dip 2 slices of the 
  bread into the egg-milk mixture, coating evenly. Fry in the butter until 
  golden brown, 2 or 3 minutes on each side. 

� Repeat until all the butter and bread is used.

� Lay the pain perdu on a platter. Add the bananas to the pecan mixture and warm 
  slightly. Spoon the warm sauce over the pain perdu. Dust the entire plate with 
	powdered sugar.

Yields: 6 servings.

Ingredients for Bananas Foster:
� 2   tablespoons butter 
� 2   bananas, peeled and sliced, 1/4 inch thick 
� 1   cup pecan pieces 
� 2   cups maple syrup 
� 1/4 cup rum 

Method for Bananas Foster:
            � In a saut� pan, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter.

� Add the pecans and saut� for 4-5 minutes, stirring constantly.

� Stir in the maple syrup and bring the liquid up to a simmer. 

� Remove the pan from the stove and add the rum. Carefully place the pan back on 
  the stove and flame the sauce. Remove the sauce from the heat, set aside.